yotarob2005's 1986 4Runner Build-Up Thread
#101
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
it's sunny....supposed to be around almost 70 today....that's why I thought I'd get an early start.
Tomorrow, nice or not is usually too busy to get any truck stuff done.
it's sunny....supposed to be around almost 70 today....that's why I thought I'd get an early start.
Tomorrow, nice or not is usually too busy to get any truck stuff done.
#104
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At this point it is a little late for me to be bringing this up, but there is one thing about this job that keeps popping up in my mind. I have 186K on my engine, it's out of the truck, the head is off, the oil pan is off, the cylinder walls look great. My thing is that I kinda feel bad for not replacing the rod & main bearings, honing the cylinders & re-ringing the pistons. I don't think that this stuff NEEDS to be done and it's not in the budget anyways but I keep thinking that I am going to regret not doing it later. I'm sure the bottom end will last me for quite a while since I don't plan to daily drive the rig. Just wanted to see if I could get some feed back to how others who have gone this far and left the short block alone felt about it when they where done.
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to tell you the truth, I'm hoping that exact thing won't bite me later.
my walls are smooth and clean and the truck ran like a top before this happened.
that whole "bottom end" rebuild is beyond me but not unlikely in my future.
I would like to buy a decent block and assemble a whole new engine in my spare time.
my walls are smooth and clean and the truck ran like a top before this happened.
that whole "bottom end" rebuild is beyond me but not unlikely in my future.
I would like to buy a decent block and assemble a whole new engine in my spare time.
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I guess that I am rationalising this by telling myself that when this motor dies, I am going to do a 3.4 swap. I just don't have the money to do it right now, and the 4runner needs money in other places. Like I said before, it's too late anyways. Once my Tacoma pays off later this year, I might have some more money to play with.
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I guess that I am rationalising this by telling myself that when this motor dies, I am going to do a 3.4 swap. I just don't have the money to do it right now, and the 4runner needs money in other places. Like I said before, it's too late anyways. Once my Tacoma pays off later this year, I might have some more money to play with.
#108
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I got the motor most of the wat put back together over the weekend & started putting it back in the truck. I still have a long ways to go. Got the transmission bell housing & the mototr mounts locked down but that is about all. Plan on tackling the torque converter bolts tonight & working thru the week to try & get it running.
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I can't write all the f-words I was gonna use to describe my excitement for you...fan_____ingtabulous is one, holy------- wow!!!! is another.
Boy that silver looks nice,.......but a silver FRAM...not so nice....hahahahahah
excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boy that silver looks nice,.......but a silver FRAM...not so nice....hahahahahah
excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I can't write all the f-words I was gonna use to describe my excitement for you...fan_____ingtabulous is one, holy------- wow!!!! is another.
Boy that silver looks nice,.......but a silver FRAM...not so nice....hahahahahah
excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boy that silver looks nice,.......but a silver FRAM...not so nice....hahahahahah
excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks alot man, I am starting to get pretty excited about having this bad boy running again. The fram filter was on there when I bought the truck, I have a Napa filter on it now.
Last edited by yotarob2005; 03-23-2010 at 06:31 AM.
#115
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Put in a couple more hours last night & got several things done. Torque converted bolts are in. It was a real pain trying to get the holes in the flex plate lined up with the tapped hole's in the torque converter, but a little persistance paid off. Also got the starter back in, AC compressor bolted up, power steering pump in & several other odds & ends taken care of, spent the rest of the night trying to figure out the wiring harness. I labeled everything on the wiring harness when I disconnected it, but some of my labels are falling off or smeared with grease & unreadable. I had to go back & look at all of the pics I took but I think I have it figured out now. Next step is to start working on all of the vacuume lines. Not really looking forward to that.
#116
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I just spent the last hour trying to get a damaged stud out of the bottom of my exhaust manifold. Ended up having to weld a nut on the end of the stud & heat it up with a torch to back it out. What a pain in the neck that was.
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Spent several hours last nght working thru the wiring harness & vacuum lines. What a PITA. Also got the distributor stabbed & most of the EGR stuff in place. Here are a couple pics of where I'm at right now.......Getting pretty close.
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